Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Brighton is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and covers an area of 10,238.8 acres (15.9981 sq mi). [2]: 7–8 While the exact number of residents is unknown, as of 2018, the population was estimated to be between 180 and 260. [2]: 7 Both the Brighton Ski Resort and the Solitude Mountain Resort are located in Brighton. [2]: 7
Brighton Ski Resort was the first ski resort in Utah, and one of the first in the United States. Brighton was started 88 years ago in 1936 when members of the Alpine Ski Club built a rope tow from wire and an old elevator motor. The resort was named for Thomas W. Brighton, who is credited with constructing the first buildings in the area. [1]
Brighton High School in Cottonwood Heights, Utah is located about ten miles (16 km) south of Salt Lake City. It serves students in grades 9-12 for the Canyons School District . Notable alumni
The Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge, near Salt Lake City, Utah, is a log cabin built in 1929–30.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]It is located on U.S. Forest Service land at the head of Big Cottonwood Canyon, on what is now Mary Lake Lane, in Brighton, Utah, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Salt Lake City.
Utah’s seven major ski resorts, Alta, Brighton, Deer Valley, Park City, Snowbird, Solitude, and Sundance, are located in the Wasatch Range; however there are several others scattered throughout the state such as Beaver Mountain, Brian Head, Cherry Peak Resort, Eagle Point Ski Resort, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin and Wolf Mountain.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Utah on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Solitude Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the Big Cottonwood Canyon of the Wasatch Mountains, thirty miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah. With 66 trails, [1] 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2) and 2,047 feet (624 m) vertical, Solitude is one of the smaller ski resorts near Salt Lake City, along with its neighbor Brighton. It is a family ...
Brighton, Utah headwaters of Big Cottonwood Creek. The source waters at the top of the canyon begin near the Brighton Ski Resort and flow from Silver Lake, Twin Lakes Reservoir, Lake Mary, Lake Martha, Lake Catherine, and Dog Lake. Additionally, precipitation and many tributaries along the canyon contribute to Big Cottonwood Creek's water volume.